Apple and Google pressured to remove an app that allows Saudi men to track their wives

By Odwa Mjo - 19 February 2019

Google and Apple face criticism for hosting a Saudi app that allows men to track their wives and daughters. Image: AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE

Google and Apple are being pressured to remove an app that allows Saudi men to track their wives and daughters.

Aljazeera reported that US senator Ron Wyden had written a letter to the CEOs of Apple and Google requesting the companies to stop promoting the app called "Absher", which is a Saudi e-government portal.

Apple and Google have faced backlash from human rights bodies, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.